

Yeah, it became difficult. Whatever you say publicly, you first have to consider if it could be intentionally misinterpreted to silence critical voices. There are too many malicious actors.
Many people lost their livelihood for that and imprisonment is always possible.
Head of department is middle management. Middle management is certainly the most vulnerable position in situations like this.
The top manager got a nice compensation and very high pension (according to German media ~€1.3 million per year), while the owners (Piech/Porsche family) still earn billions every year.